6 August marks the seventy-seventh anniversary of the first atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima. Three days later the United States detonated a second bomb Nagasaki leading a total of between 129,000 and 266,000 deaths, mostly civilians. Today, the Asser Inst...

The Asser Institute Annual Report 2021 is available online. The report reflects on the activities of the past year and highlights the impact and diversity of the research, training, publications and education. In our Annual Report 2021 we look back at a year ...

In a new article for Verfassungsblog, Asser researcher Dr Daniela Heerdt assesses a new policy by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). This policy prevents transgender women from participating in female competitions. A heated debate about the partic...

Following the events of 11 September 2001, the prevention and pre-emption of acts of terrorism became a priority for governments around the globe, both at domestic and international levels. This led to a transnational counter-terrorism campaign known as the ‘W...

Registration is now open for three unique summer programmes on international law. Register now to advance your career. [Advanced summer programme] Terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law (29 August - 02 September 2022) Across the world, extremist an...

Tarik Gherbaoui is a researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, where he works on various projects in the context of the Institute’s work for the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF). He is also one of the coordinators and speakers for our upcoming advanced sum...

Do Member States of the EU have a free hand in drafting accession treaties, or are there legal constraints on their primary law-making powers in this regard? In her recently published book ‘Legal constraints on EU member states in drafting accession agreements...

Daniela Heerdt is a researcher in the field of sports and human rights. Early September, she will kick off the brand-new summer programme ‘The governance of sports and human rights’. Heerdt: ‘Sports law is increasingly connected to human rights. But this doesn...

This Thursday, Janne E. Nijman will step down as chairperson of the executive board and academic director of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. Under her leadership, the Asser Institute was successfully repositioned as an internationally recognised research institute...